--- title: "Zola vs The Knot: Wedding Websites Compared | Eventi" description: "Zola or The Knot for a wedding website? Both are free. Domain prices, design counts, RSVP, privacy settings and how each makes money. Checked October 2026." canonical: https://ueventi.com/compare/zola-vs-the-knot last-updated: 2026-11-02 --- Checked October 2026 # Zola vs The Knot for a wedding website The two most searched wedding website builders in the US are both free, both attached to a registry and both sell a custom domain. This page puts their own published facts side by side, with Eventi mentioned only at the end as a third option for couples who need WhatsApp RSVP or Hebrew. Facts quoted from each builder's own pages, checked October 2026. "Not stated" means the page we checked did not say. Feature Zola The Knot Free wedding website Yes: "free to create and publish" Yes: "Creating a website on The Knot is free" Where the site lives zola.com/wedding/ theknot.com/us/ Custom domain "Prices start at $17.99"; a domain bought elsewhere can be redirected "$19.99 for 1 year or $39.98 for 2 years" RSVP Online RSVPs with meal preferences, synced with the guest list A custom RSVP page with dietary and other questions Invitations by WhatsApp or SMS Not stated on the pages we checked Not stated on the pages we checked AI writes the site Not stated on the pages we checked Not stated on the pages we checked Hebrew and right-to-left Not stated on the pages we checked Not stated on the pages we checked Visible on Google Couple sites are listed in Zola's public sitemaps An "Appear in search engines" setting per site; off means noindex Password protection Optional, on the Privacy Settings page Not stated on the pages we checked Designs "Choose from over 600 templates" "100+ designs", most with coordinating invitations How they make money Registry, paper invitations, vendors and the domain upsell Registry, paper, vendor marketplace and the domain upsell Sources Checked October 2026[Zola wedding websites page](https://www.zola.com/wedding-planning/website)[Zola sitemap index](https://www.zola.com/sitemap.xml) Checked October 2026[The Knot wedding websites page](https://www.theknot.com/gs/wedding-websites)[The Knot couple search](https://www.theknot.com/registry/couplesearch) ## Price and domains Both websites are free to create and publish. Zola's custom domain starts at $17.99 according to its page, and Zola lets you redirect a domain bought elsewhere. The Knot sells a domain for $19.99 for one year or $39.98 for two years. Neither price includes anything beyond the domain; the site itself stays free either way. ## Designs, RSVP and privacy Zola advertises over 600 templates; The Knot advertises more than 100 designs, most with coordinating printed invitations. Both collect RSVPs online with meal and dietary questions and sync them to a guest list. On privacy, The Knot has an explicit Appear in search engines setting per site; Zola offers an optional password on its Privacy Settings page and its couple sites appear in its public sitemaps. Both have a couple search so guests can find a site by the couple's names. ## How they make money, and a third option Both earn from the registry, paper invitations, a vendor marketplace and the domain upsell, which is why the site can be free. If your wedding is in the US and English-only, either is a fine choice and the decision usually comes down to the registry and the paper you prefer. If your guests are on WhatsApp, if you want reminders sent automatically to people who have not answered, or if you need a Hebrew site with a right-to-left layout, Eventi is a third option: the site is free as well, the invitations with reply buttons are $0.45 each, and a custom domain is $29 once. It has six designs rather than hundreds, and no registry of its own. We quote each builder's own pages, link the source and date the check. Where a page did not state something we say so rather than guess. Prices and features change, so verify on their sites before you decide. Zola, The Knot, Joy and Minted are trademarks of their respective owners, used here to identify their products. Eventi is not affiliated with any of them. ## Questions. Short answers with the source behind each. ### Is Zola or The Knot cheaper for a wedding website? ### Which has more wedding website designs? ### Can I hide my site from Google on both? ### Do Zola or The Knot send WhatsApp invitations? ### Can I move from one to the other? ## More comparisons - [Zola vs Eventi for a wedding website](/compare/zola) - [The Knot vs Eventi for a wedding website](/compare/the-knot) - [Joy vs Eventi for a wedding website](/compare/joy) - [Minted vs Eventi for a wedding website](/compare/minted) - [All builders in one table](/compare) ## See the free Eventi wedding website. Six designs, an AI writer and RSVP tied to your guest list. Free to publish; WhatsApp and SMS invitations are optional. [Start for free](https://app.ueventi.com/login?type=wedding) [What the free wedding website includes](/wedding-website)